Egypt
The Art Newspaper
With photos.
- Tomb Of Tutankhamun To Close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links. El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass...
- Howard Carter's House And Luxor
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided...
- Variations On An Enigma
Al Ahram Weekly Recent discoveries at the Valley of the Kings on Luxor's west bank have changed the understanding of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in Egypt, says Nevine El-Aref The Valley of the Kings is one of the richest and most...
- Replica Of Tomb Of Tuthmosis Iii
http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=697342005An exact replica of the tomb of Tuthmosis III will form the centrepiece for an exhibition in Edinburgh (UK) entitled Immortal Pharaoh: The Tomb of Tuthmosis III, at the City Arts Centre. "The replica of the...
- Conserving Kv62
This is a page from the Getty museum on the conservation of king Tutankhamun's tomb that is now ongoing in the valley of kings. The Getty museums site lay's out the projects objectives as well as it's very respectable past record in preservation...
Egypt
Facsimile of Boy King’s crypt includes lost panel reconstructed from photographs
The Art Newspaper
With photos.
Tourists to Egypt will soon be able to visit the tomb of Tutankhamun without setting foot in the Valley of the Kings. A €500,000 life-size facsimile of the Boy King’s tomb and sarcophagus are to be installed in the revamped Suzanne Mubarak Children’s Museum in Cairo (slated to open early this year). The copy, created using the latest scanning technology, will eventually join replicas of the tomb of Tuthmosis III and a room from Nefertari’s tomb in a visitor’s centre planned for 2012 near British archaeologist Howard Carter’s home at the entrance of the Valley of the Kings.
The facsimile, created by Madrid-based workshop Factum Arte in collaboration with Zahi Hawass, the director general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, the University of Basel, the Friends of the Royal tombs of Egypt and the Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation, are part of the council’s long-term preservation of King Tut’s tomb which currently attracts 1,000 visitors per day.
- Tomb Of Tutankhamun To Close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links. El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass...
- Howard Carter's House And Luxor
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided...
- Variations On An Enigma
Al Ahram Weekly Recent discoveries at the Valley of the Kings on Luxor's west bank have changed the understanding of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in Egypt, says Nevine El-Aref The Valley of the Kings is one of the richest and most...
- Replica Of Tomb Of Tuthmosis Iii
http://news.scotsman.com/arts.cfm?id=697342005An exact replica of the tomb of Tuthmosis III will form the centrepiece for an exhibition in Edinburgh (UK) entitled Immortal Pharaoh: The Tomb of Tuthmosis III, at the City Arts Centre. "The replica of the...
- Conserving Kv62
This is a page from the Getty museum on the conservation of king Tutankhamun's tomb that is now ongoing in the valley of kings. The Getty museums site lay's out the projects objectives as well as it's very respectable past record in preservation...